Highly pathogenic avian influenza has continued to take its toll on commercial poultry farms across much of Indiana. A recent total of 687,986 birds have been impacted by Avian Influenza (HPIA) since 2022.
A total of 148,176 birds across 8 facilities have been quarantined since the latest detection on November 20, 2025. These cases have been around in LaGrange County affecting commercial meat duck and breeder duck farms as well as commercial egg layer facilities.
State health officials have not shared with Hoosier Ag Today the name of the companies that have been affected.
Sudden death without clinical signs, lack of appetite or energy in birds, decreased egg production, soft or misshapen eggs, discoloration of head, eyelids, comb, or nasal discharge can all be signs of avian influenza.
Avian influenza does not present a food safety risk; cooked poultry and eggs are safe to eat.
State health officials are working closely alongside each of these facilities to quarantine and depopulate all the affected birds. The Board of Animal Health staff has been reaching out to flock owners within surveillance zones to offer testing to determine if HPIA has spread. USDA Wildlife Services and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are assisting with surveillance of wild birds in and near control areas.
